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10 Language-to-English DictionariesApotheker
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.poˈteː.kɐ/
"Der Apotheker empfahl ein pflanzliches Mittel gegen den Husten."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs, historically the precursor to the modern pharmacist.
"In historical villages, the local apothecary was often consulted for everything from herbs to surgical remedies." - 2
A historical pharmacy or the shop where medicinal herbs and compounds were dispensed.
"The museum featured a reconstructed apothecary filled with glass jars, dried roots, and ancient scales."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word derives from the Late Latin apothecarius, meaning a storekeeper, originating from the ancient Greek apotheke, meaning a repository or storehouse (from apo- 'away' + tithenai 'to put'). During the Middle Ages, the term evolved in Europe to specifically designate someone who prepared and sold medicinal drugs and herbs.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Apothecary" is said worldwide
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apothicaire
Transliteration: /a.pɔ.ti.kɛʁ/
"Autrefois, l'apothicaire préparait les remèdes à base de plantes médicinales."
Apotheker
Transliteration: /a.poˈteː.kɐ/
"Der Apotheker empfahl ein pflanzliches Mittel gegen den Husten."
speziale
Transliteration: /speˈt͡sja.le/
"Nel Rinascimento, lo speziale preparava pozioni e unguenti curativi."
boticario
Transliteration: /bo.tiˈka.ɾjo/
"El boticario mezcló las hierbas cuidadosamente en el mortero."
boticário
Transliteration: /bu.tiˈka.ɾi.u/
"O boticário guardava seus remédios secretos em frascos de vidro escuro."
पंसाऱी
Transliteration: pansari
"पंसाऱी जड़ी-बूटियाँ और दवाइयाँ बेचता था।"
药剂师
Transliteration: yàojìshī
"古代的药剂师用各种草药来治疗疾病。"
약사
Transliteration: yaksa
"옛날 약사들은 직접 약초를 말려 가루를 내어 약을 지었습니다."
薬剤師
Transliteration: yakuzaisi
"昔の薬剤師は薬草を使って独自に薬を調合していました。"
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